About Sarah
Sarah Martinez is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Florida with 12 years of experience. She uses a practical, down-to-earth style to help people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, addictions, and challenges around parenting and relationships. She commonly combines client-centered work with techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy.
Sessions focus on clear goals, skill-building, and steady progress rather than jargon. Sarah works to create a space where clients feel heard and can take realistic steps forward.
How Sarah works
Her background includes work in inpatient settings, psychosocial rehabilitation, substance abuse treatment programs, independent practice, and correctional facilities. That variety has shaped a flexible approach that adapts to different life situations and concerns. She draws on experience with trauma and related issues when shaping treatment.
In therapy she emphasizes collaboration. Sarah and the person she sees set priorities together and pick methods that fit the person’s needs and comfort level. She pays attention to practical tools for coping, such as emotion-regulation skills, thought restructuring, and communication practice.
People often seek her out for help with depression, bipolar symptoms, anger, compassion fatigue, eating and self-esteem concerns, ADHD, and career or life transitions. She also addresses more specific areas like adoption and foster care, attachment problems, codependency, divorce and separation, and substance use. Sessions are tailored to each person’s goals and pace.
Sarah lists 11 ways of working on the entry:
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
What Sarah works with
The areas below are the ones Sarah selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 12 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
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Online support options
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and responding to what matters most to the person. In practice this means the therapist follows the client's lead, reflects concerns, and helps set goals based on the person's values. It is useful for building trust, sorting priorities, and guiding longer term change.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. Sessions teach practical skills such as noticing unhelpful thoughts, testing assumptions, and changing behaviors. CBT is often chosen for anxiety, depression, stress, and some eating and career concerns.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication. It offers step-by-step tools for handling strong emotions, reducing impulsive reactions, and improving relationships. DBT skills are helpful for anger, self-regulation struggles, and coping with intense feelings.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, try approaches that fit those goals, and adjust methods based on what helps most. That collaborative process helps people find a good match between style and need.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and skill practice. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging offer flexibility for brief check-ins, written reflection, or ongoing support between appointments. These options make therapy more accessible and easier to fit into busy lives.
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